For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
October 16, 2001

President to Meet with Austrian Chancellor
Statement by the Press Secretary
Visit to Washington by Austrian Chancellor Schuessel

    The President will meet with the Federal Chancellor of Austria, Wolfgang Schuessel, on November 1, 2001.  Austria has offered strong support in our struggle against terrorism, and Chancellor Schuessel has expressed this sentiment consistently and firmly.  The President welcomes him to Washington for this visit to discuss the road ahead in this common task, and to express his thanks to the Chancellor and the Austrian people for the solidarity they have shown since September 11.

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